I7 3770K or GTX 680

[trepxe]

I was going to build a gaming system. Which is better? a i5 3570K + GTX680 or a i7 3770k + GTX670. The price for each combo is about the same. I want some recommendations.

 

[amuffin]

Depends on what you are going to do besides gaming.

 

[trepxe]

im going to game, watch movies, record music. but mostly game

 

[Ironslice]

i5-3570k + GTX 680 is the better combo.

 

[trepxe]

can i have a more detailed answer? such as why? is the difference in gaming fps better than the difference in processor performance? vice versa?

 

[El Tigre]

If you are on a budget, I would suggest the i5 3570K and the EVGA GTX 670 FTW. The FTW card is even faster and beats the reference GTX 680 in most games and it's $100 cheaper. You can get the i7 3770K, but you will not see any improvements over the i5 in gaming.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/40613-evga-geforce-gtx-670-ftw/?page=5

 

[amuffin]

The difference between the 3570K and the 3770K is hyperthreading. Since no games can take advantage of this, it is simply useless.

Honestly, I'd go i5-3570K and a 670, then drop the extra money on an SSD or better cooling.

This is because the 670 only has a 3-5% performance difference than the 680, not justifiable for the $100+ difference in price.

 

[theLiminator]

For gaming a video card is usually more important, and a 3570 vs a 3770 in gaming is almost no difference. If you overclock them, they're basically on par in terms of gaming, that's why a better video card would all the difference. Gaming is rarely CPU limited, only when you have a total crap CPU paired with an awesome video card. Really the only difference between the 3570k and the 3770k is HT and slightly larger cache + 100mhz. HT doesn't do anything for gaming, and the cache rarely (but sometimes) has an effect. Therefore the GTX 680 is the better choice. But if I were you, I'd just OC my 670 and get a 3570 and save some money.

 

[El Tigre]

In my opinion a GTX 680 is a waste of money when you have a $100 cheaper EVGA GTX 670 FTW's beating most of them in most games.

 

[Deemo13]

The 3570 is more of a gaming processor. The 3770 has Hyperthreading, which is useful in terms of video editing and rendering, but its nearly useless in terms of gaming.

The 3570/680 would be better. But I'd just go with the 670, since the 680 isnt enough of a performance upgrade.

 

[trepxe]

Also is a corsair cs600w power supply sufficient?

 

[El Tigre]

Yes it is for a single card setup. If you plan to SLI the GTX 670, a Corsair 750W would be a good PSU.

 

[Kamen_BG]

Both of the combos are good but you should really consider a third one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131471
This HD 7970 is a bit more pricey than a GTX 670 but its also more powerfull than a 7970 GHZ Edition which in is more powerfull than a GTX 680.

If you are going to overclock i strongly recommend buying a Core i5 2600K.It's cheeper than a 3770K and when overclocked also becomes faster.